I always thought it was Carolyn
Jones who appeared with Bob
Mitchum in Thunder Road. But
it was Keey Smith. Jones,
Smith .... whatever. But they
looked a lot alike.
Posted on 12/17/2017 9:53:04 AM PST by EveningStar
Robert Osborne tried to interview him for TCM. Mitchum was a real bad boy, and not interested in being interviewed.
Osborne asked Mitchum about one of his pictures. Mitchum replied, "Never saw it." Osborne followed up "What?". Mitchum replies. "I never saw any of my pictures. I got paid to make 'em, not to watch 'em."
In a former life I had a wealthy mentor who owned Quarter Horses. We did the local Mid-Atlantic States horse show circuit in conformation and Cutting Horse classes. At that time Mitchum owned a horse farm in Maryland. His son Bobby, Jr. showed their horses on that same circuit. He was a carbon copy of his Dad. (How many know what a “carbon copy” is nowadays)? I wonder if Bobby is still living?
RIP.
Nope, no Bond songs. She might’ve covered one, she was covering a lot of stuff (including the Beatles).
Louie and Keely - best barroom act . ever.
I was just a kid but I remember watching them on TV and I thought she was the most beautiful thing and I loved her and Louis together and always enjoyed That Ol’ Black Magic.RIP Ms. Smith..........the memories are flooding back.
[Robert Mitchum, now there’s an iconic figure. I don’t think Hollywood ever did him justice.]
I’ll always think of him at his best in Noir.
He was a natural at every role because he was every part he played. When you saw him in a WW2 uniform he fit the part.
He just put out this “the hell with it all” attitude. He also was not overly emotional at all in his parts. Cape Fear was perfect, so was Night of the Hunter. By contrast you had “The Enemy Below”.
It was like he wasn’t acting at all in many ways. That’s a priceless talent.
Even though Mitchum was probably at least 20 years too old for the role, he was great as Pug Henry in The Winds of War/War and Remembrance.
Yes, very few could pull that off.
Mom and dad were eclectic back in them days.
In July of 1970, I was in Las Vegas at a time when Vegas was great. Folks got dressed up for the evening, there were dinner shows and lounge shows with great talent that were bargain priced. We caught dinner shows with Trini Lopez and Jack Jones but the best show of all was the lounge show with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. What a duo, what a time.
May the angels sing her home
My tagline showed up.
Rest in Peace
As you go through life remember, wherever you go, there you
It’s a great life if you don’t
Don’t take life so seriously, no one gets off this rock alive.
SohhhHH, enjoy yourself while you are here...
Loops.
It’s a great life if you don’t weaken...
My wife and I saw this post at the same time, and she’s devastated. She’s a retro lounge/jazz singer herself, and her all-time idols are Ella Fitzgerald and Keely Smith. Everyone worships Ella, but Keely sadly didn’t get the recognition she deserved. One of the greatest voices of all time. My wife’s dream was to meet her someday, now that will never happen, not that there was much chance to begin with. But between CDs, vinyl and downloads, I think we have everything she ever recorded, and that will last until the current garbage dubbed “music” is in the landfill where it belongs and people are ready for greatness again.
My wife is a retro lounge/jazz singer who worships Keely Smith. Her late dad was a renowned big band musician who played with Sam Butera in the Ray McKinley Orchestra. My wife’s latest album has a song arranged in a Sam Butera style, and we put a photo of him and her dad playing sax together on the inside cover.
I have been collecting Louis/Kelly and Sam recordings for a long time—
here is one that you may not have—this guys you tube channel is amazing—so many original 45’s he uploaded to you tube videos—a treasure trove of hidden gems and seriously wonderful music—all kinds of music and genres, check his list out-
Here is really rare 45’s of Louis and Keely 1959-1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtz9hLRuDY&t=1407s
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